Triangular television and radio cabinet



July 29, 1952 v. HORN IEIANGULAE TELEVISION AND RADIO CABINET 5vSheets-Shea?l l Filed Feb. 18, 1950 mmh..

R m N E V m VICTOR HGRN BY M ma ATTORNEY July 29, 1952 v. HORN 2,605,159

TRIANGULAR TELEVISION AND RADIO CABINET Filed Feb. 18, 1950 3Sheets-Sheet 4 INVENTOR VICTOR HORN ATTORNEY July 29, 1952 v. HORN2,605,159

TRIANGULAR TELEVISION AND RADIO CABINET Filed Feb. 18, 195o ssheets-sheet s .INVENTOR' vlcIoR HORN ATTORNEY Patented July 29, 1952UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE TRIANGULAR TELEVISION AND RADIO CABINETVictor Horn, Washington, D. C.

Application February 18, 1950, Serial No. 145,025

(Cl. S12-'7) 9 Claims.

This invention relates to a television cabinet and has for an object toprovide an improved television cabinet especially adapted and arrangedfor use in a corner ofy a room whereby it may be visible from thelargest part of the room thereby increasing the viewability and comfortofv the spectators.

A further object of this invention is to provide a televisioncabinet'which may be made in either of two forms, one of which is mostsuited for use in the corner of the room and the other of which form isarranged to be used either in the corner of a room the same as the.first form or is like- Wiser adapted for use in the conventional manneranywhere in the room.

Av further object of this invention is to provide a television cabinetor radio cabinet which is substantially triangular more or less in. topplan viewv so that two sides of the-,cabinet will be locatable along thewalls adjoiningl the; corner of a room wherebyl its third sideis'bestzvisible and viewable to the greatest area of the room.

A further object of this inventionis to provide a modiedform of atelevision and radio corner cabinet which may be used with a triangularplan Viewv outline in the corner of a room and likewise is arranged tobe changed over so. as to have a conventional rectangular plan viewoutline for use anywhere, the changeover from one style tothe otherbeing very simple and not requiring the use of any skill or tools.

A further object of this invention is to provide a triangular cornertelevision cabinet which may be either permanently triangular or may bereadily convertible between a, triangular and rectangular outline andwhichmay'be madein either table or console models.

From the foregoing and other objects in View, as will hereinafter becomeapparent, this invention comprises the combinations,constructionsandarrangements of parts -hereinafter setforth, claimed`and illustrated inV thel accompanying drawings, wherein Figl is a topplan viewY ofthe-triangular corner television or radio cabinet of thisinvention.

Fig. 2 is a' frontl plan view of the triangular corner television orradio cabinet in thek console style.

Fig. 3 is a side plan view of thev triangular corner cabinet in thetable model style.

Figwl .is a perspective; view of the; convertible rectangular andtriangular vcorner cabinet form.

Fig.- 5-.is a view similar to.. Fig. 4 showingv one side -partly foldedin the conversion process.

Fig. 6 is a top plan view of Fig. 4.

Fig. 7 is a side view of the convertible form in the triangularposition.

Fig. 8 is a perspective view of a tableV for supporting the table modelstyle of either the permanent or convertible corner cabinet.

Fig. 9 is a back plan view of Fig. '7 (the mechanism ,being omitted)Fig. 10 is a fragmentary detail in perspective showing the operation ofthe top catch and side piece braces when in rectangular position, and

Fig. 11 is a fragmentary plan View similar to Fig. 10 with theconvertible form in the triangular outline position.

This invention consists of. a corner .cabinet of triangular shape, thethree main sides of which are made large enough tohouse a televisionreceiving apparatus. This cabinet .to be made, in such a manner that itcan .be putin the corner of a room. The cabinet can. be made of wood,metal or plastic., It. can have either a straight, curved or otherwisedesignedfront. It canA be made as a table model to put on a threecornered triangular table or triangular stand. It can also be made as afloor model with cabinet underneath to house a radio-phonographcombination or record cabinet, etc.

The advantage of having the corner cabinet for television is that if thetelevision receiver is put in a corner, it can be seen from a largerpart of the room thereby increasing the visibility. and the comfort ofthe spectators. Also by placing the television receiving set in thecorner of the room in a triangular cabinet it saves considerable space.It is much preferred over putting a square type receiver in a corner asthe square type never ts and looks badly. The three cornered cabinetwill look better and take up less space and.

be visible from a larger areav and will enhance the placing of the restof the furniture in the room.

The size of this cabinet will be determined by thersize of the tubeused. The front should be approximately 11/2 times as wide as the depthof either back. The two back panels should be at angle-from each other.The two front corners may be rounded, beveled or uted. The televisioncabinet proper should have anV appropriate projection on the base tokeep it away from the Wall for ventilation or may rely on the Wall baseboards to space it from the wall. The two rear sides maybe maderemovable and of thin Prestwood or like material perforated with holesto allow ventilation. This cabinet can. be made ink either oneor twofsections. The*television` cabinetr 'can be made with'a base separate orwithA a base attached. It is important to leave enough space between thetriangular support for the top and the end of the picture tube so it canbe plugged in and out.

There is shown at I@ the corner cabinet of this invention especiallyintended for television but obviously equally usable as a radio cabinetwith no television features present. As shown in Fig. l, this cabinetIll is substantially triangular in plan view outline being provided withtwo short leg sides ilV and I2 meeting at a rear right angle I3although, of course, it will be understood that the sides I i and i2could have their corners cut oi or rounded at the angle i3 in the samemanner V that their forward ends are cut off at I4 and I5 where theyjoin with the hypotenuse front face I6. Forward ends I4, I5 may berounded instead of being straight. The sides II and I2 which will beconcealed by the sides of the room when in operative position in acorner may consist of a grid work as shown .at I1 thereby providingample ventilation to the audio and ,video mechanism therewithin.

As shown in Fig. 2, the cabinet I0' may be a console model which may beprovided with lower doors I8 behind which may be located the usual audiospeaker 20, the television tube being shown at 2I.y In the table model,the speaker may be located at 22. However, the location of the tube andthespeaker may be varied as desired'and both of them or either of themmay be left permanently visible or may be provided with concealing doorsof any desired make. In either form, three supporting legs 23, 24 and 25will be provided one under each corner of the cabinet. In Fig. 8, thethree legs have been shown as supporting a substantially triangulartable 2S when it is desired that the table model be made separable fromits supporting leg.

This permanently triangular form of the invention in either table orconsole model is intended for permanent use in the corner of a room,thus placing the third or front face of the cabinet with its Video tubeZI and its audio speaker so as to provide the best viewability andaudibility to the maximum area of the room whereby a larger video tubeface may be used, both from the4 standpoint of the dimensions of thecabinet and Yfrom the standpoint of the viewability of the spectators,than would be possible'in a rectangular room Ywith the cabinet locatedalong the middie of one of the walls as now customary with theconventional rectangular outline cabinet.

Thisl invention also contemplates that the triangular corner cabinet maybe made in a con- Yshort legV sides connected tothe front byv shortcut-01T sides 34 similar to the cut-off sides I4 and I5. Y Y A .back'apex corner post'iv extends between the top 33 and the bottom 35, thegrid work being-omitted or ren'lovedv in this form. v Pivoted along'-the rear vertical ends as by separable piano style hinges areVfoldable'short leg side walls 31,

to 'the *top edges of which are pivoted by concealed invisible typehinges 29, the triangular top sections 38 Ywhich complement the top 33so as to convert it from a substantially triangular outline, except forthe cut-oils at the front corners, to a substantially rectangularoutline as shown in Fig. 6. The height of the side Wall 31 is such thatwhen pivoted on the hinge to the cut-off side 34, it may fold under theedge of the top 33.

When in the folded position, as shown in Fig. '7, the rear vertical endof the short leg side walls 31 will be spaced from the apex post 35 andlikewise from each other thereby providing an ample opening forventilation of the audio and radio mechanisms. The corner post 35 isprovided at its top with an enlarged abutment 4B acting as a pedestal orsupport for the corners of the folding triangular top portions 38 asshown in Fig. 10, a hook latch 4I being pivoted at 42 to the back endsof the corner of one of the top portions 38 and arranged to be hookedover a screw-head 3S on the other top portion 38 thus holding the twotop portions 3B in rigid cooperating position with the xed top 33.

Brace bars 43 are pivoted one to each bottom vertical rear corner of thefoldable short leg side Walls 31 and are of a length that they will hookover a screw-head 44 at the bottom of the apex post 35 thus holding thebottom ends of the foldable side walls 31 in rigid open position. Asimilar screwhead 45 is provided at a proper distance up along the rearedge of side walls 31 for holding the brace bars 43 out of the way invertical position when the cabinet is folded to the triangular positionand the side Walls 31 are retained in position thereon.

While it is contemplated that the side walls 31 may be permanentlyhinged to the cut-01T sides 34, it is also contemplated that by using areadily removable hinge pin 21 in the piano style hinge 28 whichpivots'the folding side wall 31 to the cut-off side 34, that the'pincould be removed whereby the side walls 31 and the triangular topportion 38 hinged thereto could be removed and stored elsewhere. It isalso contemplated that the permanent form I0 can be placed on the marketwith one-half of a piano style hinge already in position on the innervertical edge of the cut-off sides 34 and with the supporting abutment4I) and screw-head 44 already in position, while the grid work I1 couldbe made readily removable by being initially secured with screws orlatches in a conventional manner.

The triangular form is especially intended for use in enabling largeroom audio and video reception to take place in a small room. However.when the owner of either the convertible form or of the permanent formwith these attaching parts already in position finds it necessary ordesirable to vplace the cabinet in a larger room or in a room where thefurniture lay-out is such that it is more desirable to use the cabinetin a rectangular form, he can easily convert the triangular cabinet to arectangular cabinet by thus adding the necessary sideand top pieces andfolding them to the rectangular position when so needed, re-folding themback to the triangular position at any time when such becomes necessaryor desirable. l

While the preferred forms of this invention haveV thus beenrset forthand described in detail, it will be understood that this invention isnot restricted to the particular details of construction and arrangementhereinbefore set forth and illustrated in the accompanying drawings. and

5.. it will-.be understood that-.changes in such. con structions andarrangementV may be made within the scope of what is hereinafterclaimed.

Having thus set'forth' thenature of'ithisinvention, what isclaimedis: r.

l. A televisionfor radio. cabinet substantially triangular in top. planview outline, said. cabinet having a substantially fright angular rearapex, the hypotenuse side providing 'a front videov or audio face andmeansr for converting said tri. angular cabinetV to arectangularcabinetcomprising short leg side walls,- hinge means pivoting said short legsidewalls adjacent the rear of said front face, triangular top memberscomplementing the triangular cabinet top to a rectangle, hinge meanspivoting one of said triangular top members to one of.' said short legside Walls along its top edge, and hinge means pivoting the othertriangular top member to the other short leg side Wall along its top.

2. A television or radio cabinet substantially triangular in top planview outline, said cabinet having a substantially rightangular rearapex, the hypotenuse side providing a front video or audio face andmeans for converting saidtriangular cabinet to a rectangular cabinetvcomprising short leg side walls, hingemeans pivoting saidshortl legside walls adjacentthe rear of said front face, triangular top memberscomplementing the triangular cabinet top to a rectangle, hinge meanspivoting one of said triangular top members to one of said short legside walls along its top edge, and hinge means pivoting the othertriangular top member to the other short leg side Wall along its top,said hinge means being of the invisible type whereby said short leg sidewall and folded top triangular member may fold under the edge of thepermanent top member.

3. A television or radio cabinet substantially triangular in. top planView outline, said cabinet having a substantially right angular rearapex, the other tWo angles being somewhat cut off, the hypotenuse sideproviding a front video or audio face, the short leg sides havingventilation means for the contained mechanism and means for convertingsaid triangular cabinet to a rectangular cabinet comprising short legside walls, hinge means pivoting said short leg side walls adjacent therear of said front face, triangular top members complementing thetriangular cabinet top to a rectangle, hinge means pivoting one of saidtriangular top members to one of said short leg side Walls along its topedge, and hinge means pivoting the other triangular top member to theother short leg side Wall along its top whereby said short leg side walland folded top triangular member may fold along the edge of thepermanent top member.

4. A television or radio cabinet substantially triangular in top planview outline, said cabinet having a substantially right angular rearapex, the hypotenuse side providing a front video or audio face andmeans for converting said triangular cabinet to a rectangular cabinetcomprising short leg side walls, hinge means pivoting said short legside walls adjacent the rear of said front face, triangular top memberscomplementing the triangular cabinet top to a rectangle, hinge meanspivoting one of said triangular top members to one of saidshort leg sidewalls along its top edge, and hinge means pivoting the other triangulartop member to the other short leg side Wall along its top, said hingemeans being of the invisible type whereby said short leg side wall andfolded top triangular membermay fold under the edge ofthe permanenttopmember, and an apex post extending; between the permanent triangular topand'triangular bottom.

yli. Aftelevision or radio.. cabinet substantially triangular in top.plan view outline, said `cabinet having a substantially right angularrear apex, the l'iypotenusei side providing av` front video loraudio'fa'ce andv means for converting said triangular cabinet to arectangular cabinet comprising shortlegy side walls-hinge means pivotingsaid short leg side wallsadjacent the rear of said front face,'triangular Vtop members complementing the triangular cabinet topttoarectangle, hinge means pivoting :one ofi said triangular top members toone of said short leg side walls along: its top edge, and hinge meanspivoting the other triangular top member to the other shortleg side wallalong its top, said hinge meansb'eing of the invisible type wherebysaidshort leg side wall and folded'top triangular ymember may foldyunder the edge of the permanent'- 'top'memben .an apex post extendingbetween the permanenty triangular top and triangular bottom,.and-abutment means on said apex. post forsupporting said unfolded topmembers.

6. A vtelevision orradio cabinet substantially triangular in4 topplanview'outline, said cabinet having a 'substantallyfright angular rearapex, the hypotenuse side providing a front video or audio face andmeans for converting said triangular cabinet to a rectangular cabinetcomprising short leg side walls, hinge means pivoting said short legside Walls adjacent the rear of said front face, triangular top memberscomplementing the triangular cabinet top to a rectangle, hinge meanspivoting one of said triangular top members to one of said short legside walls along its top edge, and hinge means pivoting the othertriangular top member to the other short leg side wall along its top,said hinge means being of the invisible type whereby said short leg sidewall and folded top triangular member may fold under the edge of thepermanent top member, an apex post eX- tending between the permanenttriangular top and triangular bottom, abutment means on said apex postlfor supporting said unfolded top members, and latch means for securingsaid unfolded top members together.

7. A television or radio cabinet substantially triangular in top planview outline, said cabinet having a substantially right angular rearapex, the hypotenuse side providing a front video or audio face andmeans for converting said triangular cabinet to a rectangular cabinetcomprising short leg side walls, hinge means pivoting said short legside walls adjacent the rear of said front face, triangular top memberscomplementing the triangular cabinet top to a rectangle, hinge meanspivoting one of said triangular top members to one of said short legside walls along its top edge, and hinge means pivoting the othertriangular top member to the other short leg side Wall along its top,said hinge means being of the invisible type whereby said short leg sideWall and folded top triangular member may fold under the edge of thepermanent top member, an apex post extending between. the permanenttriangular top and triangular bottom, abutment means on said apex postfor supporting said unfolded topmembers, latch means for securing saidunfolded top members together, and brace means for holding said shortleg side walls in unfolded position.v

8. A television or radio cabinet substantially triangular in top planview outline, said cabinet having a substantially right angular rearapex,

the other two angles being somewhat cut off, the hypotenuse sideproviding a front video or audio face, the short leg sides havingventilation means for the contained mechanism, and means for convertingsaid triangular cabinet to a rectangular cabinet comprising short legside walls, detachable hinge means pivoting said short leg sideWallsadjacent the rear of said front face, triangular tcp memberscomplementing they triangular cabinet top to a rectangle, and hingemeans pivoting one of said triangular top membersY to one of said shortleg side walls along its top edge, and hinge means pivoting the othertriangular top member to the other short leg side wall along its top.

9. A television or radio cabinet substantially triangular in top planview outline, said cabinet having a substantially right angular rearapex, the other two angles being somewhat cut off, the hypotenuse sideproviding a front video or audio face, the short leg sides havingventilation means for the contained mechanism, and means for convertingsaid triangular cabinet to a rectangular cabinet comprising short legside Walls, detachable hinge means pivoting said short leg side wallsadjacent the rear of said front face, triangular top memberscomplementing the triangular cabinet top to a rectangle, and hinge meanspivoting one of said triangular top memy folded top members, latch meansfor securing said unfolded top members together, and brace means forholding said short leg side Walls in unfolded position.

VICTOR HORN.

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